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    1. Re: [ROOTWALKER] Ft. Campbell Kenneth JACOBS
    2. Jeanne, Sorry for the delay in responding to this but I've been spending too much time on the porch swing ! <grin> Although you might find something about this in the local paper, it's just as likely that you won't. Keep in mind that this was wartime and sometimes things that could have been perceived as being "negative" or "threatening" weren't "allowed" to be published or written about. So don't be surprised if you don't find anything. But, there might be a couple of other places to check for info on this. First of all, every military post that I've ever been on (and that's quite a few <g>), has some kind of post historian and/or a curator of a post museum, even if they're only volunteers. Although the Ft. Campbell webpage does have a bit of history on it, it doesn't list a post historian. You could try sending an email to PageMaster@emh2.campbell.army.mil and ask if there is one. Or you could look for the local chapters of the VFW or similar group. They often supply the volunteers to staff a post musuem or archive collections. Another place to check is the post newspaper. It may have been published in the 40s. The link to that is http://www.campbell.army.mil/courier.htm The page also mentions that "The Sink Library maintains back issues of the Fort Campbell Courier on microfilm." I'm assuming that that is probably the local county library. One last place to try might be the Armys history site. It's at http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/ . You might be able to email them for info on how to get what you're looking for. Good luck cousin ! :) Suzanne

    05/03/2001 05:48:44